About the Authors

Peter Muir

muirp@vetmed.wisc.edu

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Zeev Schwartz

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sarah Malek

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Abigail Kreines

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sady Y. Cabrera

Affiliation Department of Surgery, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Nicole J. Buote

Affiliation California Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Jason A. Bleedorn

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Susan L. Schaefer

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Gerianne Holzman

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Zhengling Hao

Affiliation Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, and the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PM. Performed the experiments: ZS SM AK JAB SLS GH ZH. Analyzed the data: ZH SM PM. Wrote the paper: PM. Contributed epidemiological data: SC NB.